My L' Manburg // Dream SMP War

Chapter 4

Tubbo POV

I feel my stomach drop. THE Dream Team?! I can see boys and girls in the crowd look around in shock. Shortly after there are loud amounts of cheering as the three men walk on stage.

First is Dream. A tall, lean, faceless man. He has his signature white mask on. It's been said that nobody has ever seen his face. Some people think he really is faceless. 

Behind him comes a short boy named George. He has a blue shirt and those weird clout goggles that were trending in 2019. He's very thin and looks weak, but has been said to be great and quick in combat. 

Last but definitely not least, the youngest of the group, Sapnap walks out. He has a white tie back headband with a flame design on his shirt. His outfit definitely has the most going on. He's known to be the comedian of the group, but also very strong.

Dream and George walk in with a dead look on their faces, while Sapnap has the biggest smile as he waves to the audience. Dream walks up to the mic with George and Sapnap behind. 

"Welcome to the 5th annual SMP auditions!"

His voice is thick and raspy. His hair barely fluffs over his mask.

"We won't be going easy this year.. first up, we will give the architects 30 minutes to build the best they can. This is a free round and they can build whatever they decide. Ten people will be eliminated this round. We asks that our fighters take a seat back here and watch. May the best win!"

There are 20 white boxes on the field. Each about 20 feet by 20 feet. Not to much room but enough for me to work. There are people shaking hands with the others next to them and I do the same. We all look forward to our chests and wait to be instructed to open them. 

"In your chest, you were given 1000 blocks of any material you needed. Please bring your chest to a square on the field"

All I remember is requesting a lot of black stone. We were given carts with wheels so we could transfer our chests easier. I ended up getting the closest spot to the Dream Team. Of course I was right in front of them. I take one last deep breathe and look forward. Dream and George are looking forward and serious. I look slightly to the right to see Sapnap still smiling. He looks down and gives me a wink with a thumbs up.

"Builders, please open your chests. You will have 30 minutes to build the best build you can!"

I rest my hands on the lip of the chest as he counts down.

"3.. 2.. 1.. go go go!"

I immediately lift my chest lid to see every material I requested. Prefect! I was up all night sketching out what I should build but I think I have an idea. As I pull out my materials, I look to the left and right of me. Wooden houses. Pretty basic.

I shake my head and get back to it. Each block feels heavier and heavier as I carry them to their designated spot. The base is looking good so far. 

10 minutes in. The Dream Team is sitting in their spots. Dream is in the middle whispering to each of them. George is nodding his head with a smile while Sapnap lets out a laugh. Only if I knew what they were talking about.

20 minutes in. I'm about 3/4 done. I take a quick step back to look at my build in full. It's going exactly as planned so far. Sapnap is now standing. I can tell he has a lot of energy. As my build gets taller, I have to pull out the ladders. I've only seen 3 other kids pull out ladders so far but I'm sure more have.

3 minutes left and I've finished just in time. I've decided to build a podium type thing. It's mainly black stone and quartz. There are still 5 more kids building.

"Time!"

The deep voice echo's through the microphone. Dream is in the middle of the stage with Sap and George by his side. There are about 3 kids who didn't finish. I honestly feel bad. I don't mean to sound cocky, but I'm very confident I'll make it to the next round. Dreams steps infront of the mic with the boys at his side.

They pan their eyes left and right over the field. George leans into Dream and points out far behind me. Dream nods. Sapnap is a little less subtle than George and extends his arm as far as he can pointing to the left of me. They laugh and nod with him.

After 5 minutes of pure anxiety, Dreams step back over to the mic.

"We have made our decisions. Thank you all for coming out but we will be eliminating 10 people today."

They start to call out numbers. I look forward to see a sign in front of me. Mine is labeled with a poorly written 3. I take a deep breathe in and look up at the stage.

"7.. 12.. 19.. 5.. 2.."

As they call out each number my heart races faster and faster. Even if they call a number close to mine I tense up.

"10.. 17.. 1.. 6.. and.."

Oh god. I'm not gonna make it. I close my eyes and hold my hands together. Please..

"and.. 15. Thank you all for participating but you have been eliminated this round."

I look up in shock. I- I made it! I hear the crowd behind me cheering as the disappointed kids walk off the field. The loudest cheer I hear is Tommy. I look to the right to see him with his fists in the air and a big goofy smile. He stops jumping and smiles at me, shortly sitting down after.

I look back to see my sister jumping with joy and my dad clapping. I smile and look up. I really need to pull myself together and give it everything I got this next round. 

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